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Emergency Coalition of Canadian Charities March 25, 2020 Emergency Coalition of Canadian Charities Tel: 416-971-7474 / 416-994-4426 (c/o War Child Canada) March 25, 2020 DELIVERED BY EMAIL Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, PC, MP Prime Minister of Canada Hon. Chrystia Freeland, PC, MP Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Navdeep Bains, PC, MP Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos, PC, MP President of the Treasury Board Hon. Diane Lebouthillier, PC, MP Minister of National Revenue Hon. Bill Morneau, PC, MP Minister of Finance Hon. Carla Qualtrough, PC, MP Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, and Ministers: As a coalition of over 150 leaders from Canadian charities, we are writing to request urgent financial aid and federal action to prevent our organizations from suffering irreparable damage amid the COVID-19 pandemic, at a time when more and more Canadians and vulnerable families throughout the world will be in desperate need of our services. Canada’s charities are a vital part of the Canadian economy, contributing more than eight percent of Canada’s GDP ($162 billion in 2017) and employing more than ten percent (1.4 million) of working Canadians. But our work is best evident in what we do in our communities and to support the most vulnerable at home and abroad. During the COVID-19 crisis, we will be on the frontlines providing shelter and food for the homeless, protecting seniors and youth, helping women fleeing violence, supporting healthcare and mental health, strengthening education and the environment, and helping vulnerable children and families at home and around the world. Our work will be critical to maintaining the social cohesion necessary for the fight against COVID-19 and the survival and recovery of Canadians and communities everywhere as we confront this enormous crisis together. The COVID-19 crisis and the resulting economic fallout is threatening to quickly destroy Canada’s charitable sector. Without immediate support from the Government of Canada, most Canadian charities will be forced to lay off substantial numbers of employees, will no longer be able to support vulnerable people and communities, and many will face a significant likelihood of total and permanent closure. Charities are particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 crisis because our organizations rely on a steady stream of donations, business support and government investments to survive. All of these revenue sources have been disrupted and are under threat. To appeal to donors, meet the demands of regulators and best serve our beneficiaries, our charities are low-overhead and operate on razor-thin margins. To sustain trust in our operations, we do not carry large financial savings, investments, or credit sources. We are defenseless against COVID-19’s disruption with very few tools to overcome its impact. Without immediate intervention to save Canada’s charitable sector, Canadians will not only lose a major source of employment and economic activity, they will also lose their most active community partners - partners who are well positioned to respond to, manage, and help aid the recovery from this crisis at home and abroad. Without the presence of charities supporting Canada and the world’s recovery, more and more vulnerable members of our society and world will be at risk, which in turn will worsen and deepen the impact of COVID-19 for all Canadians. We appreciate the extraordinary efforts of the Government of Canada so far to address this crisis. However, these measures are not focussed on Canada’s charities and are not enough to sustain our existence. Given the severity of the situation facing Canada’s charities, we are calling on the Government to take the following emergency actions, in line with proposals under consideration in the United States, Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom: 1. The immediate establishment of an emergency stabilization fund that will allow charities to stay afloat, pay staff, cover critical expenses, and continue essential, frontline operations during the pandemic. Given our sector’s significant employment numbers and GDP contributions, we estimate that this fund will need to be at least $10 billion to be effective – a total that is proportional to the size and impact of the sector. 2. Provide financial support through and guarantees to Canada’s banks to ensure that charitable organizations have easy access to urgent, substantial short term low or no- interest loans to support their operations. This partnership should encourage the rapid distribution of these funds. 3. Enhance the Charitable Donation Tax Credit through to the end of 2021 from 50% to 75% (in line with the rate that is provided for political donations) to encourage Canadians to donate. 4. Continue to flow already-contracted funds to charities and allow for maximum flexibility and re-budgeting as charities struggle to deliver and/or redesign their programs in the wake of COVID-19. In other words, do not delay or cancel payment on grants as charities work furiously to assess how they can and should program to keep their stakeholders safe. 5. Ensure that charities have access to the same recovery programs that businesses do at every step. We also support the ongoing efforts and recommendations put forward by Imagine Canada to the Government of Canada. We believe that a virtual meeting with you or your designates would be essential to pushing forward a plan for Canada’s charities. We understand that all sectors are struggling to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. These are difficult, frightening and uncertain days for everyone. We thank you for all that you are doing. Nevertheless, the charitable sector is uniquely vulnerable and our collapse would threaten millions of children, women and families in Canada and around the world who rely on our ongoing operations. Please help us be there for those who need us most, now more than ever. With thanks, The Undersigned Leaders of over 150 Canadian Charities Supporting Organization Representative Title ABC Head Start Society Walter Lidster Executive Director Action Against Hunger Danny Glenwright Executive Director Acts for Water Jeff Golby CEO ADRA Canada Steve Matthews Executive Director AIDS-Free-World Paula Donovan Co-Founder and Co-Director Alberta Council for Environmental Education Gareth Thomson Executive Director Alzheimer Society of Canada Stephen McCullough Executive Director Amnesty International Canada (English Branch) Alex Neve Secretary General Amref Health Africa Canada Onome Ako Executive Director Co-Founder and President, Artbound Amanda Alvaro Pomp & Circumstance Arts on the Ave Edmonton Christy Morin Executive director Asian Outreach International (Canada) Noel Hutchinson Executive Director Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Toronto Caroline Riseboro President Ausome Ottawa Liisa Vexler Executive Director Believe To Achieve Organization Spider Jones / Jackie Jones Founder / Director Big Brothers Big Sisters W. Matthew Chater National President and CEO Breast Cancer Society of Canada Kimberly Carson CEO Camp Ooch and Camp Trillium Alex Robertson CEO Canadian Baptist Ministries Rev. Dr. Terry Smith Executive Director Canadian Cancer Society Andrea Seale CEO Canadian Christian Relief and Development Association Laura Solberg Executive Director Canadian Civil Liberties Association Michael Bryant Executive Director Canadian Council for International Co- operation Nicolas Moyer President and CEO Canadian Feed The Children Jacquelyn Wright President and CEO Canadian Foodgrains Bank Jim Cornelius Executive Director Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Richard Elliot Executive Director Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse Kathy Majowski Board Chair CARE Canada Mara O'Brien President and CEO Catalyst Canada Tanya van Biesen Executive Director, Canada CAUSE Canada Wendy Fehr Executive Director Centre for International Studies and Cooperation Claudia Black Executive Director CESO (Canadian Executive Service Organization) Wendy Harris President and CEO ChildCare International Jose Prem Executive Director Children Believe Dave Wilson Interim CEO Christian Horizons Mark Wallace Executive Director Christian Horizons Global Mark Wallace Executive Director Citizens for Public Justice Willard Metzger Executive Director Community Food Centres Canada Nick Saul CEO Compassion Canada Allison Alley President and CEO Covenant House Toronto Mark Aston Executive Director Crohn's and Colitis Canada Mina Mawani President and CEO Director of Relief and Crossroads Christian Communications Inc. David W Shelley Development Crossroads International Heather Shapter Executive Director David Suzuki Foundation Stephen Cornish CEO Diabetes Canada Russell Williams Acting President Easter Seals Dave Starrett President and CEO Ecojustice Devon Page Executive Director eMi Canada Greg Young Executive Director Emmanuel International Canada Richard McGowan Executive Director Engineers Without Borders Boris Martin, PhD CEO ENvironnement JEUnesse Catherine Gauthier Directrice générale Evergreen Geoff Cape Founder and CEO Farm Radio International Kevin Perkins Executive Director Fondation Paul Gérin-Lajoie Marie-Pierre Nogarède Directrice générale adjointe Food For The Hungry Shawn Plummer President and CEO Food For The Poor Canada Samantha Mahfood Executive Director Foundation for Environmental Stewardship Steve Lee Founder and President Friends of the Earth Beatrice Olivastri CEO Gastrointestinal Society Gail Attara President & CEO Gather
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